Attachment for umbrellas or parasols.



No. 7655310. PATENTED JULY 19, 1904. e. FRIEDMAN.

ATTACHMENT FOR UMBRELLAS 0R PARASOLS. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25. 1903.

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UNITED STATES Patented July 19, 1904.

GOSTE FRI EDMAN, OF JAMESTOTNN, NETV YORK.

ATTACHMENT FOR UMBRELLAS OR PARASOLS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N 0. 765,310, dated July19, 1904.

Application filed September 25, 1903. Serial No. 174,645. (No model.) I

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, Gros'rE FRIEDMAN, of Jamestown, in the county ofChautauqua and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Attachments for Parasols or Umbrellas, whichimprovementis fully set forth in the following specification and shownin the accompanying drawings.

My invention is an attachment for a parasol or umbrella, the same beinga mirror to be secured removably within and under the cover of theparasol or umbrella.

This invention is designed to be held simultaneously by the rod and abrace of the parasol or suspended wholly from the brace and be moved tooccupy different positions for use or turned to a position or place ofsafety under the cover of the parasol when not in use, the device beingso constructed that it may be readily and conveniently attached to ordetached from any parasol or umbrella of ordinary make.

The glass or mirror proper is held in a sheetmetal frame or case havingattached parts, the invention being hereinafter fully described, andmore particularly pointed out in the claims, reference being had in thisspecification to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of parts of the rod and braces of a parasolor umbrella of common use, showing my invention attached in place as inuse, parts being sectioned on the dotted line 2 2 in Fig. 6. Fig. 2 is asimilar elevation of parts of a parasol, showing the mirror attachmentclosed onto a brace of the frame, parts being shown in two positions byfull and dotted lines, the section being on the dotted line 2 2 in Fig.6. Fig. 3 is a transverse section of parts on the dotted line 3 3 inFig. 6, further showing the spring-clasp of the upper suspending-loop.Fig. 4 is an end view of the parts seen as indicated by arrow 4 in Fig.6, parts being broken away.

, view of the mirror, detached.

Fig. 5, drawn to a reduced scale, is a face Fig. 6 Is a rear elevationof the mirror, further showing the form and arrangement of the parts,parts being broken away. Fig. 7, drawn to an enlarged scale, is an endview of the lower suspendingloop, further showing the form of thespringclasp thereof. Fig. 8 is a side elevation of parts of the parasoland the mirror attachment as when the former is closed. Figs. 9 and 10show in plan the upper and the lower suspending-loops, respectively.

In the drawings, A is the rod, usually of metal, of an ordinary parasolor umbrella, a being the runner on the rod, carrying in the usual mannerthe lower or inner ends of the braces B.

C is my improved attachment for the parasol, the same comprising a glassor mirror proper, b, and frame 0 for the glass, with other associatedparts. The glass and the frame holding it may be of any convenient sizeand the frame made of any suitable material, and they may have anydesired ornamental form or shape, as rectangular, oval, elliptical,circular, rhombic, or they may have the form of a pear or heart, asshown. The mirror-frame 0, shown as made of sheet metal, has its curvededge formed with scallops e, which are bent or turned down against theface of the glass 6 to hold the latter. Centrally along the back of themirror-frame is secured a bar or' strip (1 of sheet metal for thepurpose of holding loops or suspenders f g, of spring wire, for themirror-body. This strip d is formed near the middle of its length withinturned hooks or catches h for holding the two branches of the uppershort loop f, as shown, and with an offset 2' at its upper overhangingend to receive and hold the adjacent part of said loop f. The offsetpart i is narrower than the body of the strip cl, as clearly shown -inFig. 6, and the branches of the loop f,

resting fiat against the rear surface of the strip, abruptly bend inwardat Z under or in front of the part c', the bowed end of the loop beingretroverted and extending beyond said part 2', as shown. At their endsthe branches of the loop f are turned backwardw at right angles and bentor curved inward toward each other, Figs. 2 and 3, together forming -aspring-clasp Z" in position to receive and hold the overlapping end ofthe lower loop 9 when the latter is turned down against the back of the.mirror. The bends in the branches of the loop f to form the clasp k arejust below the catches or hooks 72/, which h'ooks serve to preventendwise motion of the loop in an upward direction on the strip (Z, theinturned shoulders or bends Z of the loop forward of the offset part 11acting to prevent motion of the loop in a downward direction on saidstrip.

This loop f thus fixed to the strip (Z is detachable from the mirror,and in placing it on the latter it is first placed with the shouldersZin front of the offset part c and the branches then sprung inward underthe catches h. At its opposite or lower end the stripd is divided,having its branches formed into hollow cylindrical rests on, turnedbackward, as shown, which rests hold the lower ends of the two branchesof the lower springloop 9. This loop 1 is formed with short bends orpivot parts 72. 72., projecting laterally outward each way into therests m m, as shown in Figs. 1, 2, 6, and 8, in which rests the loop mayswing or have pivotal motions in a plane at right angles with the bodyof the mirror. This movable loop g is detachable from the mirror, and inplacing it on the latter the free ends of its branches are merelypressed together to allow the pivot parts a a to enter the respectiverests in. m of the strip (Z. At the ends of its branches the loop g isturned backward to form a springclasp 0, the two opposing curved partsof the clasp being alike and in the planes, respectively, of the pivotparts a n and at right angles with the branches of the loop. Each partof the clasp 0 is formed with three similar opposing reverse bends, thetwo middle ones 9 12 together forming an opening in which to receive therod A of the parasol when the mirror occupies certain positions therein.The lower bends r r of the clasp 0 also serve to receive and holdbetween and partly under them the brace B, as shown in Figs. 2 and 1,when the mirror is closed onto the brace as when out of use.

hen the mirror is in position for use in the raised or opened parasol,it pends from a brace B, as shown in Fig. 1, the glass being inclinedforward at the top in an angle of forty-five degrees, more or less. Themirroris held in this position pending from the brace by thesuspending-loops f g, the clasp 0 loosely encircling the red A of theparasol to steady the mirror and prevent it swinging on the brace. Inthis position of the mirror the person carrying the parasol or umbrellamay, by slightly turning or tilting the parasol or umbrella, readilybring the mirror into position to reflect his or her own image or torefleet the scene or view back of him or her, to see who may be near inthe rear or following, or what may be transpiring there or otherwisewithout turning around.

If when the mirror is in this position pending from the brace B theparasol be temporarily closed, the mirror will assume the position shownin Fig. 8, the clasp 0 during the movement of-the parts slidingfreelyalong the rod A to a point near the handle D of the parasol, the loweror. pointed end of the mirror being substantially even with the tips ofthe braces B of the parasol.

If at any time it should be wished to put the mirror into a position ofdisuse, the clasp 0 will be released from the rod A and the lower end ofthe mirror carried upward against the under side of the brace, asclearly shown in Fig. 2, the long loop 9 being turned down flat againstthe back of the mirror or the strip (Z, with its bowed end pressed intothe spring-clasp k. In this position of the parts the brace B will lieclose along or near the surface of the strip d and at the bottom of thetwo spring-clasps 7c and 0, as appears in Figs. 3 and 4:, the latterclasp holding to the brace with sufficient firmness to keep the adjacentend of the mirror securely in place. In this position of the mirror itsupper or large end will be controlled and held securely to place by thebowed end of the loop f, pressing with elastic pressure the braceagainst the raised or offset part i of the strip (Z, and the mirror maynow be slid longitudinally outward along the brace until the bow of theloop f meets the rib of the parasol connected with the outer end of thebrace, and if with the mirror in this extreme outward position theparasol be closed the mirror will be well up under the cover of theparasol, and thus protected and out of the way. Furthermore, when themirror is secured to the brace, as shown in Fig. 2, and occupies theextreme position thereon, as stated, or any position on the brace, itmay be revolved half around the brace to the relative position shown bydotted lines in Fig. 2, bringing the glass uppermost, and with theparasol now closed the mirror will be within the braces with the glassfacing and in contact with the rod A and so well protected.

The mirror may be, if found desirable, made long vertically and narrow,so as to occupy as little room as possible laterally when folded in thecover of the closed parasol, the glass in this form being made slightlyconvex from side to side to compensate for its narrowness and so tofully show the image or scene reflected from it. This mirror attachmentmay be readily removed bodily from the parasol or umbrella at any timewhen wished by drawing the clasp 0 off of the brace and then removingboth loops from the body of the mirror and from the holding-brace.

The mirror-body is commonly provided on its rear surface with a pocket Efor holding a bag f toilet-powder or other useful article and also rests2. for holding a comb or similar toilet article.

WV hat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is

1. An attachment for a parasol, consisting of a mirror having a fixedand a movable holding-loop to connect with parts within the parasol,said loops overlapping, and the fixed loop having parts for receivingand holding the adjacent end of the movable loop.

2. An attachment for a parasol, consisting of a mirror having a fixedand a movable holding-loop to connect with parts within the parasol,said movable loop having a springclasp to encircle the rod of theparasol, and the fixed loop havinga spring-clasp to hold the end of themovable loop.

3. An attachment for a parasol, consisting of a mirror having a fixedand a movable holding-loop to connect with parts within the parasol,said movable loop having a springclasp to encircle the rod of theparasol and alternately for holding to a brace of the frame of theparasol.

4. An attachment for a parasol, the same being a mirror comprising aframe for holding the glass, a bar secured to the frame and havingat oneend an offset part and at the opposite end rests or eyes, andintermediate hooks, a suspending-loop held immovable by said ofiset partand the hooks, and a movable suspending-loop held pivotally in said eyesor rests.

5. A parasol provided with a mirror within its cover, a loop on saidmirror to engage one of the braces of the parasol, a detachable loopalso carried by the mirror, and a springclasp on the first-mentionedloop to receive the other loop when folded.

6. A parasol provided with a mirror within its cover, a loop on saidmirror to engage one of the braces of the parasol, a detachable loopcarried by the mirror, a spring-clasp on the first-mentioned loop toengage the other loop when folded, and a spring-clasp carried bydthedetachable loop to engage the parasolro 7. A parasol provided with amirror within its cover, a loop on said mirror engaging one of thebraces of the parasol, a detachable loop carried by the mirror,aspringclasp carried by the first-mentioned loop to receive the otherloop when folded, aspring-clasp carried by the detachable loop, and apivotal connecition between the last-mentioned clasp and its oop.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 14th day ofSeptember, 1903, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GOSTE FRIEDMAN.

